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One grain of rice

Demi

The raja thinks he is a kind man, but his country is going hungry. One day a very wise girl tricks the raja into giving her all of his rice through a simple math trick. When she is done and shares the rice with all of the other people, the raja learns what it means to be wise and fair.

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animals, assertiveness, camel, critical thinking, deer, elephant, food, horse, hunger, indian, math, multicultural, nutrition, problem solving, royalty, sharing, trick

The dragon kite

Luenn, Nancy

Ishikawa, a thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor, learns to build kites in order to take the emperor's golden dolphins.

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dragons, goal setting, heroism, japanese, kite, multicultural, mythical, royalty

I am the mummy, heb-nefert

Bunting, Eve

Hef-Nefert, an Egyptian mummy, tells her story as the wife of pharaoh's brother. She and her husband are very much in love and enjoy a wonderful life together. Eventually both die and become mummies that are viewed by disbelieving people in museums.

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animals, birds, cat, family, happiness, history, learning, love, marriage, money, museum, nonverbal communication, parents, royalty, self esteem, siblings, snake, wealth

The missing tarts

Hennessy, B.G

The Knave of Hearts stole tarts from the Queen of Hearts. With the help of other nursery rhyme friends, she finds that the Knave of hearts has given them all away.

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food, friendship, helping, nutrition, rhyme, robbery, royalty

The tinderbox

Moser, Barry

Yoder is a lost soldier trying to find his way home. He runs into an old man who makes him rich, and he also gets the old man's magic tinderbox. Yoder, still lost, continues into a town. He stays in this town because he wants to marry the princess. The tinderbox ends up saving his life and helps him accomplish his goal.

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animals, community, critical thinking, dog, goal setting, lost, magic, marriage, royalty

Chess-dream in a garden

Sutcliff, Rosemary

After some laws and ways were disobeyed, the White-King along with his Queen, Knights, bishops, and pawns challenge the Red-Horde to a chess-like battle.

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assertiveness, bravery, conflict, conflict resolution, fantasy, games, garden, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

Plum pudding for christmas

Kahl, Virginia

When the kingdom celebrates Christmas, the King demands Plum Pudding. Unfortunately someone has eaten all the plums in the land. Follow the cooks as they try to save the feast...and their heads.

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celebration, christmas, conflict resolution, decision making, food, holidays, nutrition, royalty

The magic tree

McCrea, James//McCrea, Ruth

An unhappy princess looks for happiness by trying to take it from the gardener's son. She finally decides to join him.

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conflict resolution, feelings, goal setting, magic, plants, royalty, sadness, stress management, verbal communication

The dragon that lived under manhattan

Hildick, E. W.

Jimmy and the prince explore under Manhattan in search of a dragon. They become friends with the dragon.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dragons, fear, feelings, friendship, mythical, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

A lion in the night

Allen, Pamela

One night from the confines of her crib, a baby makes a wish and much to the king and queen's astonishment, the wish comes true in the middle of the night. A lion takes the baby on a wild chase in time for breakfast. And when the queen comes in, the Lion disappears.

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adventures, animals, baby, conflict resolution, dreams, feelings, lion, loneliness, royalty, transportation, wish

The wave of the sea-wolf

Wisniewski, David

A young princess takes you on many adventures and helps you understand the value of presents.

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anticipation, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, day, decision making, excitement, family, fear, feelings, goal setting, mythical, nonverbal communication, presents, royalty, siblings, time, verbal communication

Bertie and the bear

Allen, Pamela

A bear was chasing Bertie. So, the king chased the bear and everyone in the knigdom ran along and made noise. The bear was flattered by all the attention.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, conflict resolution, fear, nonverbal communication, royalty, teamwork, verbal communication

The tale of the turnip

Alderson, Brian

With the help of his family, a farmer grows an oversized turnip and presents it to the King. The King gives the farmer a cartload of gold for his turnip. The King's gift entices a squire to present the King with a horse, but the reward is not what the squire has in mind.

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animals, farm, folktale, food, garden, goal setting, greed, hard work, helping, horse, royalty, sizes

The emperor and the kite

Yolen, Jane

A little Chinese princess is ignored by her brothers and sisters and especially by her father, the emperor. No one realizes her importance until she is able to save her father's life using her kite.

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chinese, critical thinking, family, feelings, kite, loneliness, multicultural, parents, rescue, royalty, siblings, stress management

Rumpelstiltskin's daughter

Stanley, Diane

When Rumpelstiltskin's daughter is ordered by the King to spin straw into gold, she tricks him instead by telling him that sharing his gold with the townspeople is the way to increase his wealth.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, fable, family, feelings, goal setting, greed, magic, parents, refusal skills, royalty, self esteem, sharing, stress management, verbal communication

Lottie's princess dress

Dorrie, Doris

Lottie wakes up from a dream of castles and gold and realizes that it is a very special day. She cannot wear her usual outfit to school, she must wear her special princess dress. Although her mother says that it is too cold outside, Lottie tries to explain that it is a very special day and everyone should be dressed up. Eventually, Lottie's mother agrees and they both wear princess dresses all day.

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anger, argument, bus, clothing, cold, conflict resolution, day, decision making, dreams, family, feelings, happiness, health, moods, morning, parents, royalty, school, sleep, teeth, transportation, verbal communication, weather, work, working mother

Rachel fister's blister

MacDonald, Amy

Rachel gets a blister and her mother calls all kinds of people to cure it. None of the remedies work so the queen tells them just to kiss it and it works.

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affection, careers, conflict resolution, family, injury, parents, rhyme, royalty

How does a czar eat potatoes?

Rose, Anne

The life of a peasant farmer and the czar are compared and contrasted by the peasant's child.

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careers, critical thinking, family, feelings, food, happiness, multicultural, nutrition, parents, poverty, royalty, russian

The king who was too busy

Fern, Eugene

The king was caring at one time. He would pay attention to his family and those in his kingdom. Now he is very mean. One day, he has a visitor that comes to see him and changes his whole outlook.

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change, conflict resolution, decision making, family, feelings, goal setting, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

A child's treasury of nursery rhymes

Denton, Kady MacDonald

A collection of nursery rhymes provides children with rhyming skills and patterns. Over 100 nursery rhymes are remembered through illustrations, songs, and verse.

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african american, alphabet, animals, baby, cat, chinese, cow, dancing, Days of The Week, duck, exercise, family, french, goose, market, multicultural, parents, poetry, rhyme, rhythm, royalty, running, sequence, sheep, sounds, spanish, whale

If I were a toad

Paterson, Diane

A duck is captured and taken by a cruel lord, but one of the servants saves the duck. The servant falls in love with another servant who protect her from the cruel lord. In the end, they get married.

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birds, conflict resolution, decision making, duck, family, love, marriage, rescue, royalty

Sarah and the dragon

Coville, Bruce

After an argument with her friend Oakhorn the unicorn, Sarah is kidnapped by a lonely dragon. In his castle, he is human and they become friends. The only way he can break the spell is to do something good while he is a dragon.

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conflict resolution, dragons, friendship, kidnapped, loneliness, mythical, nonverbal communication, royalty, verbal communication

Good knight for dragons

Bradfield, Roger

A nice, good-hearted prince named Cedric is in for a predicament. His father, the King, wants Cedric to sword the Dragon to proved that he can rule the kingdom. However, Cedric hates to fight and hates violence. At the end, Cedric humorously gets out of the situation while still earning respect and the kingdom.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dragons, fable, family, fight, nonverbal communication, parents, peer resistance, refusal skills, royalty, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Gina Farina and the prince of mintz

Patz, Nancy

When an independent young girl refuses to follow the rule of the Prince of Mintz, there is a great uproar.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, disobedience, independence, peer resistance, refusal skills, royalty, self esteem

The lost kingdom of karnica

Kennedy, Richard

When two farmers find a beautiful red stone while digging a well, the King of Karnica becomes very greedy. This greed eventually destroys the kingdom.

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bodies of water, critical thinking, discovery, extinction, farm, greed, ocean, royalty

The king's flower

Anno, Mitsumasa

The king believes he must have everything bigger and better than anyone else until he tries to grow the biggest flower. The little flower is so beautiful that the king realizes that bigger does not mean better.

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beliefs, differences, learning, observation, overeating, plants, royalty, sizes, teeth

Two hundred rabbits

Anderson, Lonzo//Adams, Adrienne

A boy wants to perform in front of the king at a festival. He first has to find a special talent. He tries to sing, juggle, and finally he comes up with something the king will love.

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animals, conflict resolution, decision making, determination, imagination, magic, performance, rabbit, recreation, royalty, verbal communication

Rolling round

Myller, Rolf

The king had to deal with his horse getting sick, so he invents a wheel after many tries. Everyone is happy about this new excitement and means of escape.

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animals, critical thinking, decision making, determination, goal setting, hard work, horse, illness, inventions, royalty

One monday morning

Shulevitz, Uri

On Monday,a king, queen, and little prince go to visit a little boy to play. He is not home, so they return on Tuesday. The next day they bring along a knight with them and he is still not home. Each day another person comes along until Sunday when he is finally home.

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assertiveness, decision making, determination, friendship, play, royalty

Queen of the may

Kroll, Steven

Because of Sylvie's goodness, her wicked stepmother and stepsister are vanquished, and she becomes Queen of the May. Because she selflessly helped others, they help her in return.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, determination, fair, goal setting, helping, kindness, persistence, royalty, self esteem

Giant john

Lobel, Arnold

Giant John and his mother are very poor. Giant John leaves the enchanted forest to find a job. He comes across a castle and works for the royal family. Later, John returns with money just in time, before his mother is so desperate she must eat her shoe.

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conflict resolution, decision making, dedication, family, goal setting, hard work, hunger, parents, poverty, refusal skills, royalty

Roland, the minstrel pig

Steig, William

Roland, a singing pig, travels far away to play for the king. Little does he know that a sly fox wants to eat him.

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animals, deception, fox, goal setting, lion, music, pig, royalty, self esteem, song, verbal communication

Growing time

Warburg, Sandol Stoddard

Jamie has to deal with the death of a King. We see the healing process is long and slow, but healthy.

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anger, animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, death, dog, empathy, farm, feelings, friendship, frustration, love, nonverbal communication, pets, royalty, sadness, stress management, verbal communication

The knight and the dragon

dePaola, Tomie

A not-so-mean dragon and an inexperienced knight both learn how to fight one another and, then, decide to battle it out. Who will be defeated?Be ready for a surprise ending.

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conflict resolution, cooperation, dragons, fight, nonverbal communication, royalty, teamwork

The queen always wanted to dance

Mayer, Mercer

A queen who likes to dance is forbidden by the king. She then begins to sing and is forbidden to do that as well. Finally, the king realizes he is wrong and allows the whole kingdom to sing and dance.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, consequences, dancing, decision making, disobedience, exercise, music, peer resistance, refusal skills, royalty, verbal communication

The little lame prince

Wells, Rosemary

A little pig overcomes his disability to become king.

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animals, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, disability, goal setting, handicap, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, pig, refusal skills, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

The seeing stick

Yolen, Jane

A blind princess learns to see the world through her fingertips from an old blind man.

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blindness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, disability, five senses, friendship, handicap, helping, learning, nonverbal communication, royalty, self esteem, sight, verbal communication, vision

How droofus the dragon lost his head

Peet, Bill

Droofus the dragon is from a fierce family, but he is a good dragon. When he becomes separated from his family, he tries to find a new home. Meanwhile, the king wants his head for his castle wall. A small boy rescues Droofus and helps him find his family.

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compromise, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dragons, family, friendship, lost, mythical, nonverbal communication, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

The secret of the sachem's tree

Monjo, F.N.

The new king of England is going to take away its charter from a Puritan town in Connecticut. When the lights go out, the charter disappears, and the English can't take it.

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assertiveness, community, decision making, english, family, friendship, halloween, history, holidays, independence, multicultural, parents, religion, royalty, siblings

Chameleon the spy and the case of the vanishing jewels

Massie, Diane Redfield

Chameleon the spy discovers the plan of a phony prince and princess who steal all of the jewels of the Beantown residents.

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chameleon, colors, conflict resolution, dancing, decision making, language, mystery, reptiles, royalty

The hat

Ungerer, Tom

This book is about a magic hat. The hat made a poor man rich, saved a rare bird, won a battle, and saved a baby and an archduke's cousin.

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baby, birds, clothing, conflict resolution, magic, nonverbal communication, royalty, verbal communication

The baron's booty

Kahl, Virginia

A dutch and dutchess have thirteen girls and a robber baron decides to take the girls for rewards. But as he takes care of the girls, he realizes how much work and trouble they are and will give anything for them to take their children back.

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child care, conflict resolution, family, mischief, parents, robbery, royalty

Bartholomew and the oobleck

Seuss, Dr.

A king is very bored with the usual elements that come from the sky, so he summons his magicians to make something new and it gets out of hand.

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boredom, change, decision making, goal setting, magic, nature, royalty

The duchess bakes a cake

Kahl, Virginia

The Dutchess of Vingdom with many children is tired of her daily duties, so she bakes a cake. As she pushs the cook out of the kitchen saying she needs no help, disaster strikes. After making a mess and starting a fire the dutchess decides to stick to her usual routine

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assertiveness, change, family, food, nutrition, overweight, refusal skills, responsibilities, royalty

Emily and the enchanted frog

Griffith, Helen V.

A young girl named Emily kisses a frog and turns him into a handsome prince. The prince does not enjoy being a prince, so he wants to be turned back into a frog. The prince must first be kissed by another frog that has been turned into a beautiful princess.

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amphibians, assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, differences, fantasy, frog, magic, mythical, royalty, verbal communication

Harald and the giant knight

Carrick, Donald

Harald has always admired the knights of the Baron's castle until they take over his family's farm to use as a practice field. If they cannot find a way to get rid of the knights, his family will be ruined.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, peer resistance, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

The young artist

Locker, Thomas

Adrian loves to paint landscape pictures, but portraits are more popular. He always paints the truth. When the king asks him to paint a portrait of twenty-seven nobel men and women, he is asked to make the people nice looking.

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art, bully, careers, compromise, honesty, royalty

World famous muriel and the scary dragon

Alexander, Sue

A king asks Muriel to help people from his kingdom who are afraid of a dragon. With her peanut butter cookies, Muriel finds the dragon. She then gives the dragon a bath which makes him feel better. In return, he becomes a nicer dragon so the king continues to give him a bath once a week.

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bravery, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dragons, fear, food, helping, hygiene, mythical, nonverbal communication, nutrition, royalty

The castle builder

Nolan, Dennis

Christopher goes to the beach and builds a magnificant sand castle. When his castle becomes life size, Christopher becomes its ruler. He faces many conflicts as ruler. In the end, he is saved from danger and returns to the beach.

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assertiveness, beach, bodies of water, change, conflict resolution, coping, imagination, royalty, verbal communication

The king's stilts

Seuss, Dr.

King Bistram's stilts are taken away and he becomes depressed. His kingdom, which is surrounded by the sea, is sabotaged by an awful lord. Because the king is so depressed, he neglects his duties and the city is in danger of becoming flooded, until his page boy comes to the rescue.

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assertiveness, bodies of water, chaos, critical thinking, decision making, depression, diseases, fantasy, feelings, imagination, nature, play, robbery, royalty, sea

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